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Land Resource Assessment (Second Edition)

A special issue of Land (ISSN 2073-445X). This special issue belongs to the section "Land Use, Impact Assessment and Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 27 February 2026 | Viewed by 1400

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Dr. Weiguo Fan

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Department of Economics and Management, North China Electric Power University, Baoding 071003, China
Interests: sustainable utilization of resource; land resources capitalization; resources economy
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Dr. Xuechao Wang

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Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Interests: low-carbon emissions; environmental impact assessment; geospatial analysis
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

As an important natural resource, land resource integrates natural and human elements, and is the core of production, life, and ecological activities. Land resource is non-renewable and scarce, which determines that land resource assessment has a far-reaching impact on high-quality development. From an international perspective, the Future Earth program integrates research projects such as the global land program and ecosystem services, making land science a key component of the Future Earth program, reflecting the close relationship between human and natural elements. Land resource assessment covers land use change, land use efficiency estimation, functional difference, land carrying capacity research, complex human–land interaction, and paying attention to the production–life–ecological dynamic mechanism. It is of great significance to carry out land resource assessment to reveal the complex mechanism of human–land coupling in the process of land resource protection, ensure the ecological security of land, and promote the sustainable use of land resource.

By designing this Special Issue, we aim to achieve better sustainable protection of land resource, improve the framework of land resource assessment, and achieve high-quality land production. In this regard, we welcome original and review articles on topics such as land resource efficiency research for high-quality development, the whole process of land resource research and future scenario simulation based on Energy System Language, LCA and energy, land resource capitalization, urban and rural land resource functional differences evaluation, land transfer analysis, land resource ecological security, and land carrying capacity evaluation.

Dr. Weiguo Fan
Dr. Xuechao Wang
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Keywords

  • land resource efficiency
  • functional differences evaluation
  • land resource capitalization
  • process evaluation and simulation
  • energy system language and LCA
  • typical model of land use
  • ecological security and carrying capacity

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Dynamic Simulation of Land Use Change and Assessment of Ecosystem Services Under Climate Change Scenarios: A Case Study of Shanghai, China
by Yan Li, Chengdong Wang, Mingxing Sun and Hui Zhang
Land 2025, 14(9), 1791; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14091791 - 3 Sep 2025
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Climate change and rapid urbanization exert significant impacts on ecosystem services (ESs). The rational assessment and prediction of ESs are crucial for urban sustainable development. This study analyzes the spatiotemporal changes in land use in Shanghai from 2000 to 2020 and evaluates the [...] Read more.
Climate change and rapid urbanization exert significant impacts on ecosystem services (ESs). The rational assessment and prediction of ESs are crucial for urban sustainable development. This study analyzes the spatiotemporal changes in land use in Shanghai from 2000 to 2020 and evaluates the key ESs, including water yield, soil retention, carbon storage, and habitat quality. Furthermore, integrated “climate change-land use” scenarios were constructed to systematically simulate the response characteristics of ESs under different climate change and development pathways. The results indicate that Shanghai’s land use from 2000 to 2020 was characterized by continuous expansion of built-up land and a significant reduction in cropland. Ecological land exhibited a low and fragmented coverage. By 2040, the ecological protection (EP) scenario could effectively curb the disorderly expansion of built-up land and maintain the stability of cropland and woodland, whereas the natural development (ND) scenario would exacerbate urban sprawl towards the east and further fragment ecological land. From 2000 to 2020, water yield in Shanghai showed an increasing trend, soil retention initially decreased followed by a gradual recovery, carbon sequestration experienced minor fluctuations, and habitat quality exhibited a continuous decline. By 2040, the EP scenarios will effectively maintain water yield and soil retention functions, steadily enhance carbon sequestration and habitat quality, and mitigate the negative impacts of climate change. In contrast, the ND scenarios show an unstable trend of initial increase followed by decrease. Spatially, the western and northern regions consistently remain high-value ESs zones under both scenarios. In 2040, Shanghai’s ESs will exhibit distinct administrative district disparities, characterized by “peripheral sensitivity and central stability”. This pattern underscores the necessity for implementing zone-specific regulation strategies in future urban planning. Full article
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Revealing Ecosystem Carbon Sequestration Service Flows Through the Meta-Coupling Framework: Evidence from Henan Province and the Surrounding Regions in China
by Wenfeng Ji, Siyuan Liu, Yi Yang, Mengxue Liu, Hejie Wei and Ling Li
Land 2025, 14(8), 1522; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14081522 - 24 Jul 2025
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Research on ecosystem carbon sequestration services and ecological compensation is crucial for advancing carbon neutrality. As a public good, ecosystem carbon sequestration services inherently lead to externalities. Therefore, it is essential to consider externalities in the flow of sequestration services. However, few studies [...] Read more.
Research on ecosystem carbon sequestration services and ecological compensation is crucial for advancing carbon neutrality. As a public good, ecosystem carbon sequestration services inherently lead to externalities. Therefore, it is essential to consider externalities in the flow of sequestration services. However, few studies have examined intra- and inter-regional ecosystem carbon sequestration flows, making regional ecosystem carbon sequestration flows less comprehensive. Against this background, the research objectives of this paper are as follows. The flow of carbon sequestration services between Henan Province and out-of-province regions is studied. In addition, this study clarifies the beneficiary and supply areas of carbon sink services in Henan Province and the neighboring regions at the prefecture-level city scale to obtain a more systematic, comprehensive, and actual flow of carbon sequestration services for scientific and effective eco-compensation and to promote regional synergistic emission reductions. The research methodologies used in this paper are as follows. First, this study adopts a meta-coupling framework, designating Henan Province as the focal system, the Central Urban Agglomeration as the adjacent system, and eight surrounding provinces as remote systems. Regional carbon sequestration was assessed using net primary productivity (NEP), while carbon emissions were evaluated based on per capita carbon emissions and population density. A carbon balance analysis integrated carbon sequestration and emissions. Hotspot analysis identified areas of carbon sequestration service supply and associated benefits. Ecological radiation force formulas were used to quantify service flows, and compensation values were estimated considering the government’s payment capacity and willingness. A three-dimensional evaluation system—incorporating technology, talent, and fiscal capacity—was developed to propose a diversified ecological compensation scheme by comparing supply and beneficiary areas. By modeling the ecosystem carbon sequestration service flow, the main results of this paper are as follows: (1) Within Henan Province, Luoyang and Nanyang provided 521,300 tons and 515,600 tons of carbon sinks to eight cities (e.g., Jiaozuo, Zhengzhou, and Kaifeng), warranting an ecological compensation of CNY 262.817 million and CNY 263.259 million, respectively. (2) Henan exported 3.0739 million tons of carbon sinks to external provinces, corresponding to a compensation value of CNY 1756.079 million. Conversely, regions such as Changzhi, Xiangyang, and Jinzhong contributed 657,200 tons of carbon sinks to Henan, requiring a compensation of CNY 189.921 million. (3) Henan thus achieved a net ecological compensation of CNY 1566.158 million through carbon sink flows. (4) In addition to monetary compensation, beneficiary areas may also contribute through technology transfer, financial investment, and talent support. The findings support the following conclusions: (1) it is necessary to consider the externalities of ecosystem services, and (2) the meta-coupling framework enables a comprehensive assessment of carbon sequestration service flows, providing actionable insights for improving ecosystem governance in Henan Province and comparable regions. Full article
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